August 02, 2015, 10:23AM

Portland Thunder WR/KR Duane Brooks (5-10, 185, Stephen F. Austin) has broken the Arena Football League record for kickoff return touchdowns in a season with his eighth runback, a 56 yard return coming at the 14:46 mark of the third quarter against the Las Vegas Outlaws Saturday evening. Full story »

August 02, 2015, 10:20AM

On a record breaking night, the Portland Thunder have kept their National Conference Playoff hopes alive with a 64 to 33 win over the Las Vegas Outlaws in their 2015 home finale, in front of 14,055 on 'Fan Appreciation Night' at Moda Center Saturday evening. Full story »

August 02, 2015, 10:16AM

Yes, they've already secured the first-half championship and the accompanying postseason berth. But that's little consolation for what's happened the last three days. The Hillsboro Hops are entering uncharted --- and unwanted --- waters. Full story »

August 02, 2015, 8:53AM

Rousey defended her bantamweight title by throwing a rapid sequence of punches at the Brazilian's head, landing a combination of right and left strikes that sent her opponent face-first into the ground and disappointed the local fans packing the HSBC Arena. Full story »

August 02, 2015, 7:00AM

The players to watch for the Portland Timbers are Lucas Melano, Will Johnson and Liam Ridgewell. The players to watch for the San Jose Earthquakes are Chris Wondolowski, Quincy Amarikwa and Matías Pérez García. Full story »

August 01, 2015, 9:41PM

T2 earned a 1-0 shutout on the road against the Austin Aztex in front of 5,146 fans at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Austin, Tex., on Saturday night. Portland midfielder George Fochive scored the only goal of the match in the 54th minute to give T2 the three points on the road. Full story »

August 01, 2015, 7:56PM

Kurt Suzuki hit the winning RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning after two wild pitches by Seattle closer Carson Smith let Minnesota tie the score, and the Twins beat the Mariners 3-2 on Saturday night. Full story »

August 01, 2015, 7:51PM

The accuser in a lawsuit against the University of Oregon and head men's basketball coach Dana Altman has voluntarily decided to dismiss her case against Altman, The Oregonian/OregonLive has confirmed. Altman, who was being sued by the victim of an alleged 2014 sexual assault, was dropped from the lawsuit on Friday, documents filed in U.S. District Court in Eugene show, resulting in... Full story »

August 01, 2015, 3:50PM

U.S. Olympic leaders have started contacting Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington about the possibility of bidding for the 2024 Games and believe the demise of Boston's candidacy will be "ancient history" by the time the host city is selected in 2017. Full story »

August 01, 2015, 11:23AM

Can the Timbers get a win? Who will step up when Portland needs them most? Vote in our poll and see match predictions from The Oregonian's reporters Jamie Goldberg and Molly Blue along with community bloggers Kip Kesgard, Rick Curwen and Jennifer Kesgard. Full story »

August 01, 2015, 9:21AM

The Golden State Warriors have acquired forward/center Jason Thompson from the Philadelphia 76ers for forward Gerald Wallace, the player they had just received from Boston in the David Lee deal. Full story »

July 31, 2015, 10:43PM

Last week, we revealed our list of Oregon's 10 most intriguing quarterbacks for the 2015 season and asked readers to help us determine which of those 10 is the state's best. The results are in. Full story »

July 31, 2015, 10:41PM

Last week, we revealed our list of Oregon's 10 most intriguing running backs for the 2015 season and asked readers to help us determine which of those 10 is the state's best. The results are in. Full story »